We haven't really seen much progression in this event over the last couple of years, i came into tonight wanting to do 1:57 and I did it. I'm not sure what's going to happen over the next year, but I'm just happy to do that( 1:57) because I think it's going to help me a lot in the 100.

Michael Phelps

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The more you dream the more you achieve.

Michael Phelps

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There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

Michael Phelps

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I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.

Michael Phelps

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If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

Michael Phelps

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I have had extreme ups and downs. The biggest thing I learned after I broke my wrist is to never give up. Nothing in life will ever come easy. It depends on how you deal with those obstacles and how you overcome those obstacles. If you can overcome them, you're a stronger person. If you make mistakes along the way, as long as you never make that same mistake again, you're a successful person.

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If you put your mind to anything that you dream, you can achieve it.

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Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

Michael Phelps

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Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.

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The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

Michael Phelps

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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Michael Phelps

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You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Michael Phelps

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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

Michael Phelps

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I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.

Michael Phelps

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So many people along the way,whatever it is you aspire to do, will tell you it can't be done. But it all it takes is imagination. You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there no limits.

Michael Phelps

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Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.

Michael Phelps

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I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you want to go in.

Michael Phelps

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Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

Michael Phelps

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I knew I was not a failure in any way, and so did those close to me. It doesn't matter if you fall short; it is never a failure to go after your goals with everything you've got.

Michael Phelps

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If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.

Michael Phelps

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Nobody is going to put a limit on what I'm doing.

Michael Phelps

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